1976–77 Yorkshire Cup
The 1976–77 Yorkshire Cup was the sixty-ninth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Leeds won the trophy by beating Featherstone Rovers by the score of 16-12.
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,645 and receipts were £5,198.
This was Leeds' sixth victory in what would be eight times in the space of thirteen seasons.
It as also Featherstone Rovers's first of two consecutive Yorkshire Cup Final appearances, both of which resulted in a defeat.
Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at sixteen.This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.
Competition and Results
Round 1
Involved 8 matches and 16 ClubsGame No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
1 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | Batley | 11-27 | Keighley | Mount Pleasant | ||||
2 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | Bradford Northern | 9-11 | Leeds | Odsal | ||||
3 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | Bramley | 7-15 | Wakefield Trinity | McLaren Field | ||||
4 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | Doncaster | 5-54 | Featherstone Rovers | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | ||||
5 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | Halifax | 21-11 | York | Thrum Hall | ||||
6 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | Huddersfield | 18-26 | Dewsbury | Fartown | ||||
7 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 12-18 | Castleford | Craven Park | ||||
8 | Sun 22 Aug 1976 | New Hunslet | 16-8 | Hull F.C. | Elland Road Greyhound Stadium |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 ClubsGame No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
1 | Fri 27 Aug 1976 | Castleford | 12-12 | Leeds | Wheldon Road | ||||
2 | Sun 29 Aug 1976 | Halifax | 14-26 | Dewsbury | Thrum Hall | ||||
3 | Sun 29 Aug 1976 | New Hunslet | 24-1 | Keighley | Elland Road Greyhound Stadium | ||||
4 | Sun 29 Aug 1976 | Wakefield Trinity | 9-16 | Featherstone Rovers | Belle Vue |
Round 2 - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 ClubsGame No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
R | Tue 31 Aug 1976 | Leeds | 21-20 | Castleford | Headingley |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 ClubsGame No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
1 | Wed 8 Sep 1976 | Featherstone Rovers | 34-0 | New Hunslet | Post Office Road | ||||
2 | Tue 21 Sep 1976 | Leeds | 31-15 | Dewsbury | Headingley |